Moto 薬: Medicine; Chemical; EnamelKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヤク
- Kun'yomi
- くすり
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 467 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヤク)
- 農薬のうやくagricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical
- 麻薬まやくnarcotic; drug
- 医薬品いやくひんmedical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies
- 薬物やくぶつmedicines; drugs
- 薬品やくひんmedicine; chemicals
- 製薬せいやくmedicine manufacture; drug manufacture
- 弾薬だんやくammunition; ammo
- 薬剤やくざいmedicine; drug
- 新薬しんやくnew medicine; new drug
- 火薬かやくgunpowder; powder
- 薬局やっきょくpharmacy; drugstore
- 薬剤師やくざいしpharmacist; chemist
- 薬価やっかNational Health Insurance drug price; NHI drug price
- 特効薬とっこうやくspecific medicine; wonder drug
- 薬学やくがく(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
- 薬害やくがいharmful side effects of a medicine or drug
- 医薬いやくmedicine
- 投薬とうやくadministration; medication
- 試薬しやくreagent
- 劇薬げきやくpowerful medicine; strong poison
- 妙薬みょうやくwonder drug; miracle cure
- 服薬ふくやくtaking medicine
- 毒薬どくやくpoison
- 爆薬ばくやくexplosive; blasting powder
- 生薬しょうやくnatural drugs; natural remedy
- 薬効やっこうmedical efficacy; effect of a medicine
- 薬味やくみcondiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
- 薬師やくしBhaisajyaguru; Pindola
- 薬師如来やくしにょらいBhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
- 薬理やくりeffect of a drug
- 薬理学やくりがくpharmacology
- 薬用やくようmedicinal use
- 薬草やくそうmedicinal herb
- さく薬さくやくexplosives
- インポ薬インポやくanti-impotence medication
- ギリシア火薬ギリシアかやくGreek fire
- ゲノム創薬ゲノムそうやくgenomic drug discovery
- ジェネリック医薬品ジェネリックいやくひんgeneric drug
- ゾロ薬ゾロやくgeneric drug
- モノアミン酸化酵素阻害薬モノアミンさんかこうそそがいやくmonoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 薬くすりmedicine; pharmaceuticals
- 目薬めぐすりeye drops; eyewash
- 薬代くすりだいcharge for medicine
- 薬指くすりゆびring finger; fourth finger
- 飲み薬のみぐすりoral medicine; internal medicine
- いい薬になるいいくすりになるto learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
- うがい薬うがいぐすりmouthwash
- お薬手帳おくすりてちょうdrug history handbook; drug notebook
- かぜ薬かぜぐすりremedy for a cold; cold medicine
- しびれ薬しびれぐすりanesthetic; anaesthetic
- はり薬はりぐすりadhesive skin patch; transdermal patch
- ほれ薬ほれぐすりlove potion; philter
- アホにつける薬なしアホにつけるくすりなしthere's no medicine for stupidity
- アホに付ける薬なしアホにつけるくすりなしthere's no medicine for stupidity
Other readings
- 漢方薬かんぽうやくChinese herbal medicine
- 薬缶やかんkettle
- 風邪薬かぜぐすりremedy for a cold; cold medicine
- ぞろ薬ゾロやくgeneric drug
- バカにつける薬はないばかにつけるくすりはないa born fool is never cured; there is no medicine for fools
- バカに付ける薬は無いばかにつけるくすりはないa born fool is never cured; there is no medicine for fools
Showing the 60 most common of 467 words. See them all in the graph.
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